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On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
Auction lot photos of this item graded AU53
Coin Value History
1840-C $2 1/2 AU53
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1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (NGC). Charlotte Mint Label.
AU53
NGC
$4,636
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53
NGC
$5,124
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55
NGC
$5,124
1840-C $2 1/2 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
AU55
NGC
$3,960
1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 NGC. Winter-1....
AU50
NGC
$5,280
1840-C $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1....
AU50
PCGS
$6,300
1840-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Winter-1....
AU58
NGC
$5,520
1840-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. CAC. Variety 1....
AU58
NGC
$7,800
1840-C $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. Variety 1, ...
MS60
NGC
$6,300
1840-C $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. A collectible example of this challenging Charlotte issue, coming from a mintage of onl...
XF45
PCGS
$2,880
1840-C PCGS F-12
F12
PCGS
$2,596
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Winter-1. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$3,120
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1....
XF40
PCGS
$3,120
1840-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. EF Details--Mount Removed (NGC).
$2,040
1840-C $2 1/2 VF35 NGC. Variety 1. The 1840-C quarter eagle is the first Liberty Head gold issue struck at the Charlotte Mi...
VF35
NGC
$3,600
1840-C $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
MS62
PCGS
$13,200
$2.50 1840-C PCGS VF35 CAC
VF35
PCGS
$2,702
1840-C $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
XF40
PCGS
$2,640
1840-C $2 1/2 -- EX-Jewelry -- PCGS Genuine. F Details. NGC Census: (1/148). PCGS Population: (0/141). Mintage 12,822....
F12
PCGS
$822
1840-C $2 1/2 VF25 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF25
PCGS
$1,645
1840-C Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61
NGC
$10,580
1840-C $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Variety 1. ...
MS63
NGC
$19,550
1840-C $2 1/2 VF20 PCGS. Variety 1-A. This olive-gold introductory year Liberty Quarter Eagle has perhaps less actual wear ...
VF20
PCGS
$1,496
1840-C $2 1/2 VF30 PCGS. The premier Liberty Quarter ...
VF30
PCGS
$1,035
1840-C $2 1/2
F15
PCGS
$437
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